Breonna Taylor Settlement: What it means for No-knock Warrants

Even supposing that a lying scumbag in prison talking on the phone while being tapped is sufficient evidence for a warrant, it’s an infinite distance to justifying a no knock warrant which is incredibly dangerous.
Assuming that there were drugs and drug money there, which as I understand it there weren’t, they would not present a serious threat to the lives and well-being of anyone in the area.

In my opinion the evidence the police used for the warrant wouldn’t justify any kind of warrant much less a no-knock warrant.

The minimum standard for search warrants in this country is completely in the crapper. Shredding the United States Constitution does not provide any of us with more safety from crime.

Her drug dealing boyfriend shouldn’t have been hiding his money in her place and then talking about it over prison telephones.

Her drug dealing boyfriend hadn't been her boyfriend for months, if not years. The guy with her that shot at the cops was her new boyfriend, who had nothing to do with the drug business. That said, she was still friends with the ex and likely somewhat involved in his business.

Why is the city settling when the investigation is not yet complete..? Soros DA trying to pay them off before the investigation limits how much he could give away?

As for no-knocks, every city should be getting rid of their swat teams. Any kind of dynamic entry should be under the Sheriff’s jurisdiction only. MAYBE some of the biggest cities could have their own teams, with the Sheriff’s approval. But something with such an effect on the populace should be restricted to someone accountable to the voters, not a Mayor-appointed position.

Yes, the police say they knocked and announced.

At 1 a.m., for at most 45 seconds to a minute, probably less, when both sides say they could not understand what was being said by the other side.

Yes, it was legal, whether there was a a no-knock warrant or not. That is part of the problem.

Many knock and announce warrants are served as effective no-knock warrants, because they do not allow enough time for people to answer the door, under normal circumstances.

The police took 45 minutes to set up at the location, do surveillance, and get into position.

Then they took, at most, a minute to knock and announce before they broke down the door.

The police even said (Sgt. Mattingly, who was the first in and did most of the banging and announcing) that an officer thought they heard something inside, so they took more time before they broke in. All of 30 seconds. Mattingly is the one who gave the estimate of 45 seconds to a minute for the banging and announcing. He has a dog in the fight to make the warrant service seem as reasonable as possible.

Cynics might say the police wanted to break in before someone answered the door.

Put yourself in bed, after midnight, and give yourself time to wake up, figure out what is happening, get dressed, and get to the door with loud banging, when you do not know who is there.

Doing all that in less than a minute is unreasonable. It may be legal. That does not make it reasonable.

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